Legal Opinion
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia v. Melton
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 18, 2008No. A08A1061PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barnes, Chief Judge.
The Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia (“ERS”) and the Georgia Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) (collectively “the Agencies”) contend the trial court erred by granting summary judgment to Robert Wayne Melton and requiring them to pay attorney fees. We agree, and reverse the grant of summary judgment and the award of attorney fees to Melton.
In Georgia,
[t]he standards applicable to motions for summary judgment are announced in Lau’s Corp. v. Haskins, 261 Ga. 491 (405 SE2d 474) (1991). When a trial court rules on a motion for summary judgment, the opposing party…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Goldrush II v. City of MariettaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Bullard v. HolmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Burbridge v. HensleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Diefenderfer v. PierceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Edmonds v. Board of Regents of the University System of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
- Graham v. HannaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009